MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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